255 Linden Street
A 4-story building with 32 apartments, built in 1931, in Brooklyn, NY 11237.
Addresses on the lot: 255 Linden Street, 257 Linden Street, 259 Linden Street, 261 Linden Street.
HPD records as of November 5, 2026
255 Linden Street has 11 open HPD violations, 6 of them immediately hazardous. Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the past year, 2 about heat or hot water. It is registered to Linden Owner LLC. 16 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023.
Does 255 Linden Street have open violations?
Yes: 11 open violations as of November 5, 2026. HPD sorts them by how soon the owner must fix them:
| Class | Deadline | Open |
|---|---|---|
| C, immediately hazardous | 24 hours for most | 6 |
| B, hazardous | 30 days | 4 |
| A, non-hazardous | About 90 days | 1 |
It has an open class C violation, as 66% of NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments do. More on buildings by size
Of the violations HPD wrote here in the past year, 4 have been closed.
Every violation on HPD Online ↗ · How to read HPD violations
What do tenants complain about?
Tenants made 8 complaints to HPD in the 12 months to November 5, 2026, 2 of them about heat or hot water. Complaints reach HPD through 311; an inspector may then write a violation.
Among NYC buildings with 20 to 49 apartments, 69% had at least one complaint to HPD in the past year, and 53% had one about heat or hot water.
Every complaint on HPD Online ↗ · Noise complaints go to 311, not HPD
Who owns 255 Linden Street?
255 Linden Street is registered with HPD to Linden Owner LLC. The registration also names a head officer and a managing agent, the people HPD contacts about the building.
1 other building is registered to the same company name, with 0 open violations between them.
The registration on HPD Online ↗ · The owner’s other buildings, on Who Owns What ↗ · Deeds and mortgages (ACRIS) ↗ · How to find who owns a building
Housing court and evictions
The latest housing court case over conditions or harassment opened in April 2025. HPD’s record has 18 cases here in all, going back to the 1990s.
It was once in HPD’s Alternative Enforcement Program, for the city’s worst-maintained buildings, and has since left it.
City marshals carried out 1 eviction here in the five years to May 30, 2026.
For comparison, 6% of residential buildings in 11237 had a housing court case in the past five years.
Is 255 Linden Street rent stabilized?
16 apartments were registered as rent stabilized in 2023, down from 32 in 2018. That’s 16 of the building’s 32 apartments. Whether one apartment is stabilized is in its rent history, which the tenant can ask the state for.
How to check if an apartment is rent stabilized
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Buildings nearby
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HPD violations, complaints, registrations and housing court cases as of November 5, 2026; evictions and rent-stabilized counts as of May 30, 2026; size and age from the city’s PLUTO. All from NYC Open Data. Public records, not legal advice. Tax lot 3-03326-0065.